The revival, reconstruction and modernization of the Angolan textile mill AfricaTextil at Benguela, which began in March 2012, is about 85 percent complete, Koichi Nagashima, the director of studies and projects of the contractor told ...
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In March this year, Turkey's crude steel output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year and increased by 4.8 percent month on month to 2.84 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in February from January, rising after two consecutive monthly declines, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation ...
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In February this year, Turkey's slab imports amounted to 114,427 mt, up 10.37 percent month on month and decreasing by 30.34 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value ...
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In the first two months this year, Japan's galvanized sheet output amounted to 1.95 million mt, up 2.38 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). In February alone, the ...
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Armstrong World Industries named The Kroger Co. as its 2013 Flooring Recycler of the Year. The Armstrong award recognizes organizations that made significant environmental contributions by recycling VCT materials during demolition ...
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The top natural gas analyst at Jefferies raised his 2014 gas price forecast 8% Thursday, citing a much higher than anticipated winter price in the first quarter and the end of coal's ability to keep gas prices range-bound. "The era of too ...
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BASF and Sinopec today inaugurated two new plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site, BASF-YPC Co., Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China. Additionally, a new butyl acrylate ...
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According to a report Thursday from the Lake Carriers' Association, ice formations, the likes of which have not been seen in decades, severely limited cargo movement in US-flag vessels on the Great Lakes in March.? Shipments of iron ore, ...
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Flying a radio-controlled replica of the historic WWII P-51 Mustang red-tail aircraft—of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen—NRL researchers (l to r) Dr. Jeffrey Baldwin, Dr. Dennis Hardy, Dr. Heather Willauer, and Dr. David Drab ...
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Mondelez International has unveiled plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Novosibirsk region, Russia, with an investment of $110m. The company is pursuing its expansion plans in the region despite increasing geopolitical ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring six organizations in Florida with 2014 Energy Star awards. A total of 127 organizations will be honored for their commitment to protecting ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring South Carolina Electric & Gas in Cayce, SC with a 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year award. A total of 127 organizations will be honored ...
In March this year, Germany's crude steel output increased by 13.7 percent month on month to 4.05 million metric tons, rising by 6.1 percent compared to March 2013 and exceeding 4 million mt for the first time in 35 months, according to the ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that for the month of February 2014, US steel mills shipped 7,618,380 net tons, a 3.5 percent decrease from the 7,895,293 net tons shipped in the previous month, January 2014, ...
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